Mariia Bogdanova

Mariia Bogdanova

Pathway Journey I am 0+4 MRC DTP student studying the link between stress and reward in people with unipolar and bipolar depression. In my PhD research, I ask such questions as: What are the neural mechanisms underlying motivational difficulties in people with...
Emily Priest

Emily Priest

Pathway Journey My PhD focusses on characterising the genome-wide transcriptional response of oral epithelial cells to infection with Candida albicans and candidalysin. During mucosal infection, the fungal pathogen Candida albicans secretes candidalysin, a cytolytic...
Gemma Deegan

Gemma Deegan

Pathway Journey Unravelling brain activity and sleep disturbances in prodromal Parkinson’s Disease The aim of my PhD project is to examine and investigate the mechanisms responsible for brain changes in a prodromal mouse model of Parkinson’s Disease....
Brian Ching

Brian Ching

Pathway Journey My PhD research investigates the longitudinal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of children and young people with pre-existing mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions, such as depression, anxiety, autism spectrum disorder...
Bridget King

Bridget King

Pathway Journey I am currently a PhD student in the department of Psychosis Studies at King’s College London. My research uses human brain imaging techniques to study the neurobiology of schizophrenia and why responses to medication varies between individuals....

Yazead Buhidma

0+4 student – Identifying novel targets for treating pain in Parkinson’s disease by unravelling the neuro-immune contribution.

Yasmin Omar

0+4 Student The 0+4 MRC DTP program has allowed me to continue working on a project that I did as part of my MRes. I felt that my PhD project could open new lines of inquiry in the study of the genetics of inflammatory bowel disease. I was also interested in the wider...
Sian Simpson

Sian Simpson

0+4 Student I studied Biomedical Sciences at King’s College London, graduating in 2012. Indecisive about whether to do a PhD straight after my undergraduate degree,I went on instead to work for an investment management firm in the city of London where I trained for...

Natali Bozhilova

0 + 4 Student I graduated from University College London and chose the MRC DTP at King’s College London because of the excellent and various training opportunities it offers. One of the things I liked most about the DTP was the ability to choose from a wide...
Paula Sureda Gibert

Paula Sureda Gibert

0+4 Student I graduated from King’s with a BSc in Neuroscience and an MSc in Neuroimaging. My Master’s project focused in identifying potential preclinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) biomarkers of Neuro-inflammation. My interest in migraine however emerged from...
Michael Attwaters

Michael Attwaters

0+3.5 Student I graduated from King’s College London in January 2018 with an MSc in Human & Applied Physiology. During my time at King’s, I worked in Professor Stephen Harridge’s laboratory on a model of senescence in skeletal muscle stem cells. This project...

Phillip Brailey

0+4 Student In 2016 I graduated from King’s College London with a BSc in pharmacology. As a part of my degree I undertook an extra mural year at the George Washington University where I researched HERVs and restriction factors in the context of HIV and HTLV.  My PhD...